sfr100 Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Has anybody ever tried this, felt like it worked the first time or two, then it just stopped working? How wierd. Thanks. Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Love Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Has anybody ever tried this, felt like it worked the first time or two, then it just stopped working? How wierd. Thanks. SusanI am on it. It gives me headaches and goosebumps. I found it limited in how much it helps as well, but I keep taking it, because a little help is better than none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwen Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 It gave me terrible scalp itchiness for about a month now that is only ever so often. I did not see results right away but now I can say I don't know what I'd do without it. Some people don't get such good relief, so stick it out a little while if it isn't making you sick and then if no results cal the doc.:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Dame Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I take a low dose of Midodrine and it seems to help alot. I used to be housebound and now I can leave for a few hours every day and go to class. I still can't stand for more than 10 minutes, but that's a vast improvement from before. The midodrine helped the first time I took it. It's not one of those medications that needs time to build up. It either works the first time, or it doesn't. At least that's what I was told at Vanderbilt. Hope that helps, Lauren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJVDK Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I use to take midodrine 6 times a day at 5mg. When I went out to cleveland they dropped it down to 2.5 mg at 7am, 2pm, 9pm. I may sound dumb but the smaller amount and timing help me some. I can say it kind of gross, put my head ithes all the time, and my sink feel sometime odd. The times I have stopped taking it it has gone away. I try to keep taking it as it help keep my b/p up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Just starting it and praying that it will work as nothing else has. Goosebumps, head in a vice, massive palpitations, legs aching are the symptoms so far. Have cut back from 6x 5mg day to 3x day, and the side effects are better, but not feeling any better yet. However, I did stand talking to someone for 10minutes and am paying the price today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunfish Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 midodrine has definitely "stopped working" for me at times but not b/c it stopped working...b/c my body needed more to have the same effect b/c i've gotten worse over the years. but this was over time...not a matter of days by any means. susan are there any other differences/external factors that could be the "why" behind it's seeming change in effect? melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldicedance Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 I used to take midodrine-10 mg 3 times a day; occasionally about 12.5 mg in the morning; 10 mg each of the other 2 times. The scalp itchiness and goosebumps never went away for me. My POTS specialist says that it is a good idea to take a "midodrine holiday" every now and then to ensure that your body does not build up a resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunfish Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 i have never heard of the need for a break from midodrine but i can't function without it (along with other things) so that fact that a "holiday" for me would mean being flat in bad and thus would be deconditioning seems like it might counteract any advantage. without intentionally doing so though...or rather having the intention of reducing meds in general, not just taking a break, i have taken several breaks from midodrine (and other things) over the years. in fact most of the times i have had to increase my dosage have been after i've been off it for some period (anywhere from a week or two to a year or two) and then "crashed" badly and had to start it again.... melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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